Cattle Numbers Fall Despite Beef Population Rise
Cattle inventories show milk cows down 658000 head or two percent and total cattle down 886000 head in January 1958. Beef animals rose about 123000 head while beef cow inventories fell 13 percent, signaling a smaller 1958 calf crop but generally steadier meat demand and prices amid mixed state results.
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Central Plains
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Texas
Oklahoma
Florida
Nebaska
Iowa
Farm Women donate to Manheim Central Student Loan Fund
A $50 contribution from Farm Women 2 was given at a meeting near Manheim to fund loans for superior students aiming for college. The fund, managed by local banks, requires repayment after graduation. A March 19 program for farm women was announced at Lancaster Public Library, with Society 10 visiting Society 2.
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Manheim
Manheim Banks
Lancaster Public Library
Katie Sweigart
Harrisburg
Andrew Low
Society 10
Society 2
Marigrace Bucher
Europe
Mary Esther Hess
Beef demand faces its first slip in a decade
Slippage in demand for beef would mark the first drop after years of steady growth. Unlike pork, beef has benefited from consistent consumer interest over time.
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Manheim Cent
Silas Long
Ruth Keller
Mary Schaefer
Fred Hahn
John Dourte
Hubbard Chicks
Hubbard Farms
If Usharp Farms
Lancaster, PA
Manheim Pike
Hershey
Farmersville Equipment Co
Ephrata, R. D
Landis Bros
Lancaster
N. G. Hershey & Son
Joe Moore
Floyd Moore
Coatesville
Sre
Ste
CCM Las
Columbia Pike
Ford
Allen H. Matz
Denver
Haverstick Bros
Elizabethtown Farmers Supply Inc
Quarryville
Conestoga Farm Service Ph
New Holland
Lauder Bros
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